Kościuszko Uprising
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| Part of the Polish–Russian Wars | |||||||||
Map of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794 | |||||||||
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Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg Monarchy) Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | ||||||||
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Russian Army Prussian Army | |||||||||
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Total: 32,877 15,431 killed 9,846 wounded 7,500 captured 100 missing |
Total: 17,971 9,812 killed 5,761 wounded 2,399 captured | ||||||||
The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794, Second Polish War, Polish Campaign of 1794, and the Polish Revolution of 1794, was an uprising against the Russian and Prussian influence on the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poland–Lithuania and the Prussian partition in 1794. It was an attempt to liberate the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from external influence after the Second Partition of Poland (1793) and the creation of the Targowica Confederation. Despite some local successes of the insurgency, it was ultimately suppressed by Russian general Alexander Suvorov, who was promoted to field marshal in the aftermath of the Battle of Praga; the massacre that followed the battle was evidence of the ruthlessness of war.